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Filed Sept. 25, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet l wumvbofo R. M. MILLER Sept. 27,1932.

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Filed Sept. 25, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 4g? m F MQWZMZZMW Patented Sept.27, 1932 UNITED' STATES ROBERT1M.EMILLER, OF MIONTGQMERY,y PENNSYLVANIAY DESK@ Application led September 25, 193i. Serial No. 565,157.

This invention relates to typewriterdesks and is moreA especially animprovement upon the structure disclosed in PatentV 1,725,816, issued tome on August 27, 1929.

l One ofthe objects isto provide the. desk with a hinged drop-leaf towhichthe typewriter is adaptedto be connected saidleaf being equippedwith a supporting leg foldable backwardly and upwardly behind the leafwhen dropped.

A further object is to provide a substantial supportingle'af or shelffor a typewriter .or the like which can be quieklymoved into or out ofoperative position, itbeingfmounte'd both to swing and slide relative toits `housing,A there being a runnerconnected to the leaf for supportingit in its lowermost position for sliding movement.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as theVdescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed v and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed Ina-y be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre- SD ferred form of the inventionhas been shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section showing the leaf extendedfor use.

Figure 2 is a. front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3--3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertically longitudinal section showin the leaf loweredand housed, said leaf an its slide being shown in elevation.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5 5, Figure 4. Referring to the figures bycharacters of reference, 1 designates a suitably constructed housingwhich can constitute a pedestal of a desk or can comprise a deskcomplete in itself.

A laterally swinging door 2 serves to close the front of the housing andcarries a block 3 on its inner surface provided with a latch 4` for thepurpose hereinafter stated.

Spaced superposed guide strips 5 and 6 are arranged in pairs on theinner surfaces of the sidesof the housing adjacent to the top thereofand guide rails 7 are attached to the lower strips 5 and partly lap theslots 8 between the strips.

A slide- 9 is interposed between rails 7 and 55 has angle plates 10secured to the sides thereof. These plates-bear down on the rails 7 andextend back of them between strips 5 and 6. Thusl theel-idel isl heldassembled with the housingbutcan be moved freely toward or 60 from thedoorv2..

f Extending under and hinged tothe back edge of slide 9 as indicated at11 is a leaf or shelf 12 having sockets -13 for the reception of dowels14. These dowels extend'downwardly 65 fronrthefront portion of the slideand are adapted-to .be Vreceived by the sockets 18 when theleaf or shelfis elevated7 thereby relie-ving the hinges l1 'from side strains.

Transverse guide cleats 15 are secured on 'I0 the leaf andlocatedbetween them is a slidable board16 to which a typewriter or the like canbe fastened. The board is held against displacement by retaining strips17 secured on cleats V15and lapping the board.

'Abroadstrip 18 is secured within the 'bottonizportion fof the housing 1and extends baekwardly-fromthe bottom .of the door opening.Thisstripconstitutes a rail and is providednear its frontendwith anotch'19.' The 30 back endf of the stripextends between verticallydisposed blocks 20 the front edges 21 of; f'whichuare.. curvedrearwardly and upwardly.

, Secured tothe bottom of shelf or leaf 12 g5 is arunner 22'which' maybe in the form of aA-ftria-ngular blockcentrallyv located, on the shelfor'leaf This block'is so proportioned that when the shelf or leaf 12 isswung downwardly the bottomedge of the blockwill rest Hat onstripn18.The forked .end of' 'a leg 23straddles the blck and is pivoted theretoas .shown tt-*211. The other end vofthe leg has-a projectingqtongue 25.

When it is desired to use the leaf or shelf 12 the door-2 is .swung openand the Vleaf will be found inthe housing in an inclined position withrunner 22 bearing on-stripl18 and the leg 23 extended upwardly back ofthe inclined leaf.; A handle 26 on the leaf is then 1.00

used for pulling the leaf upwardly and outwardly beside the open door 2and at the same time the slide 9 will move forwardly. The back end ofleg 23 will drag along blocks 2O and strip 18 until tongue 25 arrivesover recess 19 whereupon it will drop into the recess and hold the leaf12 in operative position. Door 2 can then be swung against the side ofthe leaf 12 to bring block 3 thereunder and allow the spring catch tosnap into engagement with the bottom surface of the leaf.

The structure is now ready for use and the board 16 can be slid toanyposition necessary to properly place the supported machine. When thestructure is to be closed, the leaf 12 is pulled upwardly slightly towithdraw tongue 25 from notch 19 and disengage the leaf from latch 4.'The door is swung laterally to remove the block 8 from under the leafand the leg 28 is pressed backwardly with the foot. Thereafter the leaf12 is lowered and pushed backwardly. The leg 23 will slide along strip18 and thence upwardly along the edges 2 of blocks 20.

rlhe runner 22 will slide along strip 18 and when the parts are broughtto theirinnermost positions the door can be closed.

For the purpose of reducing friction roller bearings 27 can be placed onthe runner 22 and on the strip 18. Wear strips 28 of metal can also beattached to the sides of the guide strips 6 for lapping the slidingmember thereunder, thereby reducing friction.

lVhat is claimed is:

l. The combination with a housing having a door opening, of a slidetherein, means for guiding the slide for movement toward and from theopening, a drop leaf hingedly connected to the slide and movabletherewith,

a runner carried by the leaf, a leg pivotally connected to the runner, arail in the housing for sliding engagement by the leg and runner, andcooperating means on the leg and rail for holding the leg in position tosupport the leaf and runner in elevated positions. 2. The combinationwith a housing having a door opening, of a slide therein, meansforguiding the slide for movement toward and from the opening, a drop leafhingedly connected to the slide and movabletherewith, a runner carriedby the leaf, a leg pivotally connected to the runner, a rail in thehousing for sliding engagement by the leg and run'- ner, and meansextending from the rail for elevating one end of the leg during thesliding movement of the runner in one direction. 8. The combination witha housing having a door opening, of a slide therein, means forsupporting the slide for movement toward and from the opening, a dropleaf hingedly connected tothe slide and movable therewith, a runnercarried by the Ylea-f, a leg pivotally Aconnected to the runner, a railin the housing for sliding engagement by the leg and runner, and meansextending from the rail for elevating one end of the leg during thesliding movement of the runner in one direction, and cooperating meanson the leg and rail for holding the leg in position to support the leafand runner in elevated positions.,

4. The combination with a housing having a door opening, of a slidetherein, means for guiding theslide for` movement toward and from theopening, a drop leaf, means for connecting the leaf to the slide fordownward movement about an axis extending transversely of the opening, arunner carried by the leaf, a railin the housing for engagement by therunner when the leaf is lowered and means cooperating with the rail andrun-l ner for holding the leaf in raised position. y

5. The combination with a housing, of a drop leaf, a support thereforslidably mounted in the housing, a runneriixed to the leaf, a leghingedly connected at one end tothe runner and free at its other end,and means cooperating with the leg for supporting the drop leaf andrunner in elevated position when slid to one limit of its movement.

In testimon that I claim the foregoing as my own, have heretoaffixed mysignature.

' ROBERT M. MILLER.

